Tech Talk

A study by Econsultancy and SAP company hybris software indicates that around three quarters of organisations say they are going to experiment heavily with ecommerce during the next 12 months. Mobile commerce is expected to come to the forefront and will be a key focus for four in five organisations, with around 76 per cent planning to increase investment in mobile-optimised transactional websites...

In early 2014, IBM announced IBM Bluemix, an open standards-based Platform as a Service environment for building, running, and managing web and mobile applications in the cloud. Foong Yen Lee, Technical Consultant at IBM Innovation Center Malaysia explains it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Sandhu talks about the reasoning behind why Manchester United banned all tablets at Old Trafford and the brand new Microsoft's Nokia feature phone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every once in a while we have to ignore our finer instincts and let Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage talk about the past. Today it’s criminals and he swears it’s all about technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh and Goh Thean Eu from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about iProperty's widening loss and can TableApp scale to even greater heights with their new funding. And what is this about San Franisco based equity fund Elixir Capital saying that the ecosystem in Asian ecosystem better needs to understand Growth Funding? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the year 2013, it is pertinent to note that the average monthly salary of ICT professionals netted an positive upward trend of 7.2% to RM7,152, rose from RM6,673 in 2012 which is recorded well above the country’s latest gross domestic product. However despite the growth in the ICT job market, PIKOM’s ICT Job Market Outlook 2014 study unveiled an underlying concerning trend which wo...

The ability for smartphones to interact with healthcare providers is an option that most people look forward to according to a survey conducted by FICO. Joshua Schnoll, Senior Director & Mobility Specialist at FICO comes in to talk about this latest survey on mobility and healthcare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Digital literacy and technological knowledge are crucial in our increasingly hyper-connected world. The possibilities are limitless for technologies that so closely parallel the way we think, imagine and create. Jeff Sandhu caught up with Tan Chin Ike, Chair of MyGameDev2020 and Head of School – School of Computing and Creative Media, KDU University College to talk about MyGameDev2020 and it...

The Geeks talk about "The Biggest Hack of the Century".......or is it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So many people phoned, texted and tweeted in to say that our recent Life Hacks edition had changed their lives that Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is going to enhance both of their lives further with a series of office hacks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about Catcha.com’s Nic Lim to finally get his IPO after 14 years with as he combines two enterprise businesses into a SEA software play. Also on the show is Taamkru lands US$620K to battle Thailand's ‘mutual shame’ and why did TIME deputy CEO Rossana quit? And the Internet censorship: You've already won, Dr Mahatir. This and...

Computer users cite the risk of security threats from malware as the top reason not to use unlicensed software. This and other findings were released in the BSA Global Software Survey recently. Roland Chan, Senior Director for BSA Asia Pacific talks about the interesting findings from the survey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Malaysian banking regulator gave the go-ahead earlier last month for CIMB Bank to start talks for a potential merger between CIMB Bank, RHB Capital and Malaysia Building Society (MBSB) to form one of the largest banks in the Southeast Asian region, will this mean megabucks for regional IT players? We find out from Sui-Jon Ho, Market Analyst for IDC Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Recently Ericsson released its first appendix to the Ericsson Mobility Report that specifically covers the South East Asia and Oceania region. The appendix illustrates the differences across the region, including smartphone uptake, access to LTE and network performance. Todd Ashton, President for Ericsson Malaysia digests this report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Squawking alone, Jeff Sandhu reviews 3 products from Sony. The Sony Xperia Z2 Smartphone with its 20.7 megapixel camera, the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet that's super ultra slim and the Sony Smartband health tracker devices that tracks everystep and breath and app you take/use. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Technology seems to stop in the summer when politicians, despots and oligarchs go away for their holidays. So Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage is using the time to serve up a buffet of those silly stories we don’t always get round to. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karamjit Singh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about why Andrew Wong from MAD Incubator claimed to have disrupted the typical incubator model with expectation to dominated South East Asia. He also talks about Sync Media and their early Raya gift last week as they have secured RM250,000 funding from a local angel investor to develop its School Communication Platform, a mobile solution that aims to b...

Acronis have just recently relocated their international operations to Singapore with the aim for more focus on the APAC market. Laurent Dedenis, the Global President for Acronis and Jan-Jaap Jager, Vice President & General Manager for Emerging Market for Acronis joins talks about this shift to the APAC region and what makes Malaysia attractive and how Acronis’ AnyData Engine can help bu...

Is life hacking you off? Does every new gadget seem to make your life harder. Resident Tech Talk DIY expert – we have to stop letting him write his own introductions – Matt Armitage has searched Kulturpop’s manuals of existence to bring you some life easing tips.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Sandhu and Matt Armitage ponders if farts can actually cure diseases and should we rethink about farting in public. Also, can Apple actually sell any product in the world even if it's the worst thing ever? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabey Goh from DigitalNewsAsia.com talks about the latest Disrupt #20 that focused on VCs and angels in Malaysia. Also on the show, how mobility in the future of education brings new challenges to universities and academies. On a similar topic, IDC projects that mobile data is set to overtake voice in Malaysia by 2017 as mobile data revenue is on course to grow 8.5% CAGR to become the main driver...

Jabra Corporation was founded in 1983 by inventor/entrepreneur Elwood "Woody" Norris, that develops, manufactures and markets wireless and corded headsets for mobile phone users, contact centres and office-based users. Ben Samman, the Managing Director ASEAN for Jabra Business Solutions speaks about what is important for call centres in the future and what role is Jabra playing in improving our ex...

As the cloud, social, mobile and Big Data mega trends continue unabated, organizations in all industries, and of all sizes, are developing next-generation applications and better harnessing Big Data analytics to redefine themselves. This is leading to the emergence of the 3rd Platform of IT. Tom Zack, President SEA for EMC Corporation explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, open source software is driving change from the bottom up executives’ are willing to work with active communities to influence projects and spur innovation. Jeff Sandhu caught up with Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Red Hat Asia Pacific to talk about how open source industry has transformed over the years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Jeff Sandhu talks about what the Apple + IBM partnership means for the overall tech industry and what's going on with Microsoft after its biggest layoffs in history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.